A motorcycle accident 20 years ago caused Captain Remy Burke of Suriname to lose the use of his right arm, but not his willingness to practice boxing and karate. He has videos posted on the Internet displaying his tenacity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SKw-1veeOI) and challenges any boxer.
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The Dawn of the Drug Submarine
In the remote Amazonian jungles, hidden under the canopy of rainforests, lies the latest technological advancement for the drug smugglers – the “narco submarine.” For years, Colombian drug traffickers have conceived of new ways to smuggle shipments of cocaine to Mexico and the United States from using drug “mules”, to [ … ]
UN Secretary-General Congratulates Brazil-Argentine Agency For Work On Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon congratulated the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) for its 20 years of working for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon congratulated the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) for [ … ]
Interview With VADM Joseph D. Kernan
Vice Admiral Joseph D. Kernan assumed his duties as the U.S. Southern Command Military Deputy Commander in May 2011, and ever since has been on an almost non-stop tour throughout the 16 million square mile area of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean to get better acquainted with the [ … ]
Colombia’s Campaign Against FARC Rebels Yields Impressive Results
The near-capture last week of the maximum leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, reflects the Colombian military’s largely successful strategy of targeting top rebel leaders in an effort to bring down the 47-year-old guerrilla group. BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The near-capture last week of the maximum leader [ … ]
183rd Security Forces Teach Security Techniques to Suriname Military
Airmen from the 183rd Security Forces, based out of Springfield Ill., train the second group of Suriname military personnel in security techniques here 8 July. Airmen from the 183rd Security Forces, based out of Springfield Ill., train the second group of Suriname military personnel in security techniques here 8 July. [ … ]
Panama Boost Investments in Security
International cooperation has been a major factor in Panama’s surge in narcotics seizures, Public Safety Minister José Raúl Mulino said. PANAMA CITY, Panama – International cooperation has been a major factor in Panama’s surge in narcotics seizures, Public Safety Minister José Raúl Mulino said. “Thanks to cooperation from the United [ … ]
Fast Action Craft is More than Just a Transport Boat
At the Val-de-Caes Naval Base in Belem, Brazilian Marines gear up for an operation in the Amazon jungle.
The Center For Hemispheric Defense Studies: A Nexus For Knowledge
The academic institution is at the forefront of civilian and military relations throughout the Western Hemisphere In the early 1990s, Latin American defense officials expressed deep concerns that civilians knew little about the defense and military issues in their countries. William Perry, the U.S. secretary of defense at the time, [ … ]
Nicaraguan Navy Creates New Battalion to Combat Drug Smuggling
The Nicaraguan Navy, responding to a dramatic increase in drug smuggling through its territorial waters, has established a new battalion tasked with fighting narcotrafficking off its Caribbean and Pacific coastlines. MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The Nicaraguan Navy, responding to a dramatic increase in drug smuggling through its territorial waters, has established [ … ]
USNS Hospital Ship Brings Much-Needed ‘Comfort’ to Nicaragua
After more than three years of living with cataracts, farmer José Martinez, whose face shows the effects of a long life of honest labor under the relentless Nicaraguan sun, was starting to lose hope that he’d ever see clearly again. SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua — After more than three [ … ]
Partnership of the Americas 2011 Provides Forum Communication
United States Marine Forces, South (MARFOR SOUTH) hosted the sixth annual Partnership of the Americas 2011 exercise (POA-11), from June 12-19, in Miami. United States Marine Forces, South (MARFOR SOUTH) hosted the sixth annual Partnership of the Americas 2011 exercise (POA-11), from June 12-19, in Miami. Military officials from nine [ … ]